There are better deals on Deal Extreme. TrustFire TR-801 5 mode light or single mode. good for 2 hours run time, the single mode. Buy a couple of Protected 18650 Li Ion batteries and a charger, and you have 4 hours of light.

I prefer the 5 mode, you can extend battery life with it when doing slow riding/climbs, and bump it up to high when your bike speed picks up on the downs. Great helmet lights, when in combination with a bar light.

Just checked out their website, looks like the singletrackstore.com is up for sale.
How many Lumens do you really need for a night MTB ride, The Nite Riders go all the way up to 1200 Lumens for some serious $$$

Good call on the reliability piece Chad! Also, it probably makes sense to have the ability to use AA batteries in the light so you can buy them along the way, or discarde the used ones during the endurance events.

Check out the Dinotte AA series of lights. They take AA batteries, have different modes so you can get long runtimes, they are super reliable and bulletproof, and light... But a little more expensive than $59 (I think about $100). The light pattern will be substantially better than the flashlights and these lights work fantastic!

If I was not so lazy I would just make you a couple of lights - super lightweight, reliable, about 400 lumes and would run off of AA batteries with up to 12 hour runtimes on low - but, I am lazy.... If I get motivated and make some more lights I will get one to you!

I work outside at night, and have owned the cheapo DX lights, a fenix tk11r2 and the magicshine. My 90 dollar fenix has given me more problems than any of my other lights put together. The DX lights have given me zero problems (knock on wood).

I can see the utility of a AA powered light, and they are readily available in all flavors for less than 20$ on DX.

The only difference is that Fenix has U.S. distributors, which raises the price. They are still made in china.

There are better deals on Deal Extreme. TrustFire TR-801 5 mode light or single mode. good for 2 hours run time, the single mode. Buy a couple of Protected 18650 Li Ion batteries and a charger, and you have 4 hours of light.

I prefer the 5 mode, you can extend battery life with it when doing slow riding/climbs, and bump it up to high when your bike speed picks up on the downs. Great helmet lights, when in combination with a bar light.

Good call on the reliability piece Chad! Also, it probably makes sense to have the ability to use AA batteries in the light so you can buy them along the way, or discarde the used ones during the endurance events.

Check out the Dinotte AA series of lights. They take AA batteries, have different modes so you can get long runtimes, they are super reliable and bulletproof, and light... But a little more expensive than $59 (I think about $100). The light pattern will be substantially better than the flashlights and these lights work fantastic!

If I was not so lazy I would just make you a couple of lights - super lightweight, reliable, about 400 lumes and would run off of AA batteries with up to 12 hour runtimes on low - but, I am lazy.... If I get motivated and make some more lights I will get one to you!

I love my dinotte 200L - the downside is it requires Lithium or rechargeable AAs. I use it all the time for road rides and commuting. I've shied away from longer endurance mtb uses but with the proliferation of litihium AAs at most circele Ks, maybe it's time to use it more

This is just need to know information: Am i supposed to enjoy the irony or pity the sincerity?

I highly recommend it, and besides the ability to replace batts on the trail, I don't miss charging it or having to remember to charge before rides. Just take a spare set of full AA and you are good to go.

Thumbs up on the EOS too. The two combined are a pretty solid night setup. As long as you aren't looking to totally rip in the dark.

Yeah. Come on Tom. Get off yer AZ and whip out some of those lights. Would like to have one for that June 5 benefit ride similar to the Haven's Sake ride. Maybe Zach will lend me his. Yeah right. Better get on it